Example sentences of "he was [verb] time " in BNC.
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1 | He realized he was wasting time ; the past could wait , the future was running on a short time-fuse . |
2 | But on his last full campaigning day in Monklands East , a depressed part of west central Scotland badly hit by the collapse of traditional industries , he was making time for the locals he has represented — with a boundary change — since 1970 . |
3 | He abused his inheritance , behaved extravagantly , and nearly got his comeuppance from the weasels — a violent proletariat who squatted in his house while he was doing time for car theft . |
4 | He was doing time for debt , as I recall . |
5 | The guy had about one brain cell and he was doing time in it . |